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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Renegade Game Studios is proud to announce that Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure has been award the prestigious Mensa Select Award during the Mensa Mind Games event this past weekend. Each year, five games are chosen by Mensa members from across the country as the top games of the year. The Mind Games competition has been held annually since 1990.

Clank! A Deck Building Adventure

SKU: RGS 00552

MSRP: $60.00

Players: 2-4

Ages: 13+

Playtime: 60 minutes

Clank! is a deck-building game that challenges players to sneak to the depths of a dungeon guarded carefully by an angry and protective dragon. Each adventurer must collect at least one artifact in order to escape, but they must do so as quietly as possible to avoid attracting the attention of the dragon.

Each careless sound draws her attention, and each artifact stolen increases her rage. You can only enjoy your plunder if you make it out of the depths alive!

Clank! Sunken Treasures

SKU: RGS 00569

MSRP: $25.00

Players: 2-4

Ages: 13+

Playtime: 60 minutes

Following an extremely successful launch, it has been reprinted numerous times and recently expanded with Clank! Sunken Treasures. This new expansion adds a double sided board, new underwater mechanics, and additional cards to continue the adventure.“We’ve had the joy of watching many new players experience Clank! and have found that the social and the logical challenges presented by this game are very rewarding. The Mensa Awards do a great job of celebrating the use of games to explore all the facets of our mental abilities,” states Scott Gaeta, President of Renegade Game Studios. “We’re honored to be presented with this prestigious award for the fourth year in a row.”

In the past 3 years, Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, and World’s Fair 1893 have all received Mensa Select Awards. Clank! is available worldwide at local hobby stores and online in a variety of regionally specific languages.

Through the manipulation of Dormammu and Loki, the Avengers and the Defenders are at odds like never before. Play out the conflict amongst your friends with this exciting HeroClix booster release!

Marvel HeroClix: Avengers/Defenders War Booster Brick will give the Shifting Focus mechanic to figures that have never had it before! Heroes can have the support of their allies when team building with this new set, whether it’s Captain America fighting alongside Iron Man or Daredevil teaming up with the Hulk or even Black Panther leading the Wakandan Warriors. There will be HeroClix 15th Anniversary Throwback figures to remind long time players of the early days of HeroClix and show off cool stuff from yesteryear to newer players! Exciting new sculpts on heroes returning to HeroClix after a long break! Last but not least, look into your crystal ball to see the unparalleled mysticism of an exciting new Dr. Strange!

The Marvel HeroClix: Avengers/Defenders War Dice & Token Pack is a great way to enhance your HeroClix experience!

WZK 72549, $9.99

The Marvel HeroClix: Avengers/Defenders War “Marvel Knights” Fast Forces Pack includes 6 all-new dial designs featuring Daredevil along with other Marvel Knights characters including – Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Punisher, and Elektra! This Fast Forces Pack is an excellent product for new and established players offered at an impulse-friendly price point!

HeroClix Fast Forces Packs are designed for quick play and easy team-building for both tournaments and casual games.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

“This is a runebound age, its magic tired and constrained. The dark history of the land is written across its fields and forests in the ragged scars of war..."

Astarra the Runewitch

Runewars: The Miniatures Game

SKU: FFG RWM01

SRP: $99.95

The chill mists have an evil reputation, billowing and moving like a thing alive. But the true terror lies within the mist, a dead kingdom garrisoned by undying legions. These legions now march on the border territory of Roth's Vale... and all Terrinoth will know war again.

For years, the armies of Waiqar the Undying have stayed within their borders, launching only minor raids across the border. But now, a nameless threat stirs within the Mistlands, and legions of undead cross into the realm of Terrinoth under Waiqar’s command! The Daqan Lords have sounded the call to war, and their finest generals lead armies of warriors and golems to take up defensive positions in the border territory of Roth’s Vale. The first battles of the next great war are about to begin.

Experience war on a grand scale with Runewars: The Miniatures Game, a game of battles between the great powers of Terrinoth. In each game, you and your opponent will gather armies of miniatures and lead them into battle - blocks of infantry will maneuver for position, cavalry wings will wheel and slam into a weakened flank, and monstrous rune golems or carrion lancers will smash through formations of lesser warriors.

Innovative command tools, two distinct factions, and countless ways to customize your experience combine to offer an unparalleled miniatures gaming experience. And, with forty-eight beautifully sculpted, unpainted figures, you'll be able to paint and customize your armies to bring an entirely unique touch to your games and enter the hobby of miniatures painting

Friday, March 3, 2017

Greetings, dear readers, and welcome to your March installment of Game Trade Magazine. Boy-oh-boy, do we have a great issue for you this month!Please enjoy our March issue – head to the frozen north with Fantasy Flight Games’ Watchers on the Wall, travel Through the Breach and explore behind-the-scenes of the upcoming Second Edition courtesy of Wyrd, and enter the Void and battle fantastic monsters in WizKids' The Banishing, among other insightful and engaging articles and product focuses. This issue is really chock-full of great stuff. Return to a magical land of steampunk, dragons, and trains with Mayfair Games' Iron Dragon!All this plus MORE! And be sure to check out the awesome TAK gatefold by Cheapass Games in this month's issue!

GTM #205: Cover Story

Iron Dragons

MFG 4607, TBD

Science, fantasy, and trains mix in the popular game of fun and
finances, Iron Dragon! Lay track across a mythical realm filled with wizards,
elves, and rainbow bridges as genetically-engineered dragons pull boxcars
loaded with jewels, magical items, and other treasures from city to city.
Dangerous jungles must be crossed, rivers forged, and orcs bribed, as players
plan routes and amass money in an attempt to create a fantasy empire.

Tak is a two-player abstract strategy game dreamed up by Pat Rothfuss
in `The Wise Man`s Fear` and made reality by James Ernest. A pure abstract
game in the same family as Chess, Go, and Mancala, players in Tak attempt to
make a road of their pieces connecting two opposite sides of the board.

GTM #205: Featured Articles

A Game of Thrones LCG: 2nd Edition -
Watchers on the Wall Expansion

FFG GT22, $29.95

Travel north and join the Night`s Watch with Watchers on the Wall, a
deluxe expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. Within this expansion,
you`ll dicsover new ways to defend the Wall and conscript your opponent`s characters,
along with new versions of iconic characters like Jon Snow, Old Bear Mormont,
Maester Aemon, and Samwell Tarly. You`ll also find two new non-loyal cards
for every other faction, an assortment of neutral cards portraying the
Wildlings, and seven new plots that offer new pathways to victory for every
deck.

A story-driven, roleplaying experience set in the world of Malifaux,
where steam power collides with magic, monsters, and the wild west, players
in Through the Breach take on the role of the Fated, men and women who have
caught a brief glimpse of their destinies. Through the Breach uses cards
instead of dice to resolve conflicts, and each character has a hand of cards
they can use to alter their destinies, changing failure into success and
defeat into victory. Characters shift fluidly from one profession to the next
as they meet the challenges of Malifaux head-on, and even the most naive
Academic might find themselves becoming a lethal Gunslinger, hardened
Pioneer, or power-mad Dabbler with the right twist of fate.

A cooperative dice game set in the FUSE universe, players in Flatline
must roll their dice and work to combine them with other players in order to
properly treat arriving patients. Every round, players are racing against a
one-minute timer, and must deal with the needs of each wounded crew member,
as well as other emergencies within the ER. Time is running out!

When the city was overcome, we thought, `This is the end.` Then they
bombed us, and we were sure it was over. Somehow, I don`t know how or why, we
survived the onslaught and escaped the pit of hell that was the urban
wasteland. They always say the suburbs have it better, right? They weren`t
hit nearly as hard; weve found a sturdy house. It still has a roof and
everything. We`re hungry, tired, and it`s a struggle to hold back the dead
from their nightly assaults, but we`re still here, we`re not going
down...yet. You fled the city for the suburbs. It sounded like a good plan,
but you`re still fighting for survival in Zpocalypse 2: Defend the Burbs! A
new, standalone, cooperative, zombie survival game set in a post-apocalyptic
wasteland, players in Zpocalypse 2: Defend the Burbs each control their own
squad of survivors equipped to the teeth with weapons, food, items, and hope.

A dark void has opened and undead creatures are attempting to enter our
world. You have come together as guardians who must work together to force
the undead back through the void. However, the longer it takes, the stronger
the undead become, threatening to overwhelm all!

The END is just the BEGINNING in WordSpiel! Make words starting with
the last letters of the previous player`s word. Just like the name,
WordSpiel, Spiel uses the `S` from WordS. Enjoyed by wordsmiths and rookies
alike, this word game challenges players to make the best word possible
within 60-seconds.

The fragile truce between the Iz`kal and the Corvo had been
compromised by a series of murderous attacks on far away settlements.
Mutually Assured Destruction was mere days away as both species laid blame on
each other - until the Battle of Izuan Tai shook the groundwork of the known
universe! It was the first major blow the legendary species, the Ravager,
would deliver to civilization, but it wouldn`t be the last. A new menace had
awoken from a long sleep. As a brave member of the Coalition, your task is to
defeat the Ravager and extract enough information to turn the tides of the
battle for the universe. A completely standalone experience for 2-5 players,
the FAITH: A Garden in Hell Starter Set features a complete campaign that
will take you to Ujara, an alien planet infested by the Ravager.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

We’ve
got another great issue for you this month; check out GTM-exclusive articles
for the latest word on WizKids’ upcoming DC Dice Masters: Batman set, the
Unlock series by Asmodee, Honshu from Renegade Game Studios, and more!

Of
course, that’s not all! In this issue, you’ll find an exclusive “Paladin” promo
card for Sword of Kings from Red Knight Card Games. Be sure to check out this
issue’s follow-up to last month’s article for more information about this
exciting new game.

And,
speaking of exclusives, check out the awesome poster from the team at Fantasy
Flight Games for some exciting faction information from the world of Runewars. Roll
out to do battle at retail stores everywhere with Steve Jackson's inaugural
series of Organized Play Programs.

Forge Your Destiny! Slay the dragon, save the kingdom, and lay claim to the
throne in Red Knight's Sword of Kings Card Game.

All this plus MORE! And be sure to grab your copy of GTM #204 for an EXCLUSIVE
RUNE WARS poster * and * EXCLUSIVE "Paladin" promo card for Red
Knight's Sword of Kings Card Game!!!

For
years, the armies of Waiqar the Undying have stayed within their borders,
launching only minor raids across the border. But now, a nameless threat
stirs within the Mistlands, and legions of undead cross into the realm of
Terrinoth under Waiqar`s command! The Daqan Lords have sounded the call to
war, and their finest generals lead armies of warriors and golems to take up
defensive positions in the border territory of Roth`s Vale. The first battles
of the next great war are about to begin in RuneWars: The Miniatures Game!
Innovative command tools, two distinct factions, forty-eight beautifully
sculpted, unpainted figures, and countless ways to customize your campaigns
combine to offer an unparalleled miniatures gaming experience in RuneWars.

The
king is dead, killed by the evil dragon living in the Volcanic Mountain. The
kingdom is now divided as the knights fight each other to prove their claim
to the throne. It is foretold that the only way to unite the land is to wield
the Sword of Kings, but the Dragon carried the sword away to its Lair. Do you
have what it takes to become king by defeating the dragon and its minions to
regain the sword?

The giant tank lurches
as it stalks its target... its guns have been destroyed, its movement
crippled, but only a few defenders are left. Can they stop the cybernetic
juggernaut, or will it crush the Command Post beneath its massive treads?
Ogre is the game of futuristic warfare, pitting squads of infantry, armor,
and artillery against a single foe - the giant robot tank called the Ogre.
This Sixth Edition of Ogre features Ogre Mk III and Mk V with all-new paint
jobs (maroon and grey) and comes with the same gameboard as Ogre Designer`s
Edition.

The Department has lost
contact with one of their chemists, Dr. Hoffman. In Unlock! The Formula, you
must seek out his laboratory deep in the New York subway tunnels, locate the
doctor, and recover the formula before time runs out. The clock is ticking...can
you escape? Unlock! is a series of escape adventures for up to six players.
With one hour on the clock, players work through a deck of sixty cards as a
team, searching for clues, combining objects, and solving puzzles.

Patrol Gotham City with
the Dark Knight himself in DC Comics Dice Masters: Batman! Join the Batman
Family and fight crime, or create chaos in Gotham with the Joker and the rest
of Batman`s Rogues Gallery! Introducing more than 30 heroes and villains (and
their dice!), each DC Comics Dice Masters: Batman Foil Pack contains two
cards and two dice that players can add to their Dice Masters collections.

A board game about
acting badly, players in Deadwood Studios, USA take on the roles of bit
players at a Western backlot, moving from set to set trying to make a living.
Say your lines right, fall off a few roofs, and you just might be a star!